Job Description

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Holywood, Northern Ireland

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking for a role which offers a great work-life balance?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Holywood, County Down for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. This role is full or part time with 1 in 3 weekends. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full or part time
• Weekends: 1 in 3 weekends
• OOH: None
• On-call: None
• Computer system: Merlin
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: 4 vets, 3 RVNs and 6 ANAs

The role

• The practice offer a flexible approach to the rota in order to support out of work commitments
• The role offers a varied case load with a mixture of consults and surgeries
• Working alongside a team of 4 vets, 3 RVNs and 6 ANAs
• The Vet will be responsible for providing a high standard of veterinary care and customer service
• The Vet will be responsible to ensuring that there is excellent communication between themselves and the team and with clients

About them:

• Established first opinion practice
• They offer a wide range of first opinion services
• They value the importance of a work-life balance and commitments outside of the practice and therefore are able to offer various working patterns that work best for the vet
• They are fully equipped offering a wide variety of veterinary services and facilities, including ultrasound, x-ray, theatres, 3 consult rooms and inpatient wards
• They will provide support for the vet to develop areas of special interest
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients

Team culture:

• The team work together to support one another and enable each other to achieve goals and continue to develop their clinical skills and knowledge
• They understand the difficulties that the vet industry can face, and they ensure that each member of staff support each other and strive each day to provide a positive and encouraging work environment

About you

• The practice will accept applications from various levels of experience
• This position is ideal for a vet who is looking for a supportive practice
• You will be a team player, with good interpersonal skills and be able to establish strong working relationships.
• You will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude along with excellent client facing skills
• You will always maintain a high standard of clinical care and always willing to go that extra mile for patients

Package

• Salary: Up to \xc2\xa363,000 pro rata, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 7 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance of \xc2\xa31,250 with 5 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Medical insurance
• Certificates supported
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies
• Company sick pay
• Pay reviews
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available
• Career progression opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme

Must haves:

• RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
• Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

What happens next?

CLICK APPLY NOW or if you have any pre-application questions or if this role is not quite right for you, please contact the Vet Seekers team (details below) to discuss your veterinary career aspirations further.

Please quote job reference: 30485

T: 0333 014 7374

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